11.5.08

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There is a painfully adorable epidemic sweeping Scandinavia! I am talking, of course, about the little navy blue cropped sailor jacket that's been showing up on every Swede/Finn/Norwegian (I'm sure though I don't have proof) in bloggerland. Looks like H&M has a hit!

I actually tried it on yesterday. It was funny, I only saw two of them in the whole store (Herald Square, on a Saturday afternoon, agh what was I thinking?), slung over separate racks, one in size 12 and one in size 2 which, I'm pretty sure, was probably the last available size 2 in New York, if not the entire western world. I tried the 2, and it's true, I could imagine a beautiful future with that little fella. But worth the pricetag? I have my doubts. Maybe (definitely) I'm just a cheap skate but, hey, at least I'll have plenty of opportunity to live vicariously through these lovely ladies!

Photos from: The Moderniteter, Lisa Place, It's Vintage, Darling!, and Only Shallow
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19 comments:

  1. AnnieMay 11, 2008 at 5:57 PM

    omg it is cute! if only u had posted it earlier i could have rushed to hm to check it out today! damn. no hm all summer for me =(

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  2. AnonymousMay 11, 2008 at 6:06 PM

    i've seen that jacket everywhere in paris too. i've almost bought it three times, but with that money i could also buy 30 brioches.....

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  3. UnknownMay 11, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    i love h&m, but i love it's clearance rack at jersey gardens even more. ditto on living vicariously, methinks.

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  4. AnonymousMay 11, 2008 at 11:24 PM

    what blog is the third set of photos from?

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  5. terrenMay 12, 2008 at 12:16 AM

    Indeed, this jacket has consumed most of my life as I fruitlessly phrase and rephrase my ebay searches to find something similar. I shall move on to my mother's closet, for the nearest H&M is not so near at all.

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  6. Ringo, have a banana!May 12, 2008 at 1:03 AM

    sara, the third set is from It's Vintage, Darling!

    and Catherine, go for the brioches, for sure!

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  7. AlicePleasanceMay 12, 2008 at 7:05 AM

    It's everywhere! It's the H&M big hot piece of the moment. This jacket and those fabric flowers.

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  8. Emily RoseMay 12, 2008 at 8:39 AM

    i read all those blogs and have noticed this jacket as well. however i didnt notice it was the same one. funny how that happens, huh?

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  9. MillaMay 12, 2008 at 8:40 AM

    I wouldn't buy it BUT I do love how all these lovely ladies incorporated it to their look differently.

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  10. Sally Jane VintageMay 13, 2008 at 8:36 AM

    You're a stronger woman that I! I haven't found it at my local H&M yet but if I do I'm pretty sure it's coming home with me.

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  11. Paris TartsMay 13, 2008 at 11:56 AM

    OMG I want that jacket!!! Lovely post today! Thank you!!!

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  12. Jemi KMay 14, 2008 at 4:36 PM

    I adore that jacket. Not even one have arrived at my nearest H&M though (even if I live in Finland, there should be those!).

    It's odd that I had always thought people got that jacket from eBay or places like that, never imagined it was from H&M.

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  13. edithMay 20, 2008 at 11:05 AM

    thanks ringo, i always go for the brioche....good for the soul though not necessarily the pant size...

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  14. heartu,kissesMay 20, 2008 at 9:34 PM

    wow they are so cute! i must check h&m soon! how much did it cost??

    http://kittykatekins.blogspot.com/

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  15. The MaximilianMay 21, 2008 at 3:27 AM

    its beautiful!

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  16. The MaximilianMay 21, 2008 at 3:27 AM

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  17. Ringo, have a banana!May 21, 2008 at 12:18 PM

    Kitty--I believe it was about $40. Too rich for my blood, ha!

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  18. karla derasMay 22, 2008 at 1:40 AM

    ahhhh they don't have those little blazers at our h&m ;(

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  19. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 6:09 AM

    Oh I totally know what you mean. I've tried searching ebay for that elusive jacket - but to no avail! I've got a similar one in grey i nabbed in the Topshop sale though!

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